Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, squash mac n cheese. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Whisk in stock, then combine with butternut squash until warmed through and smooth. Stir in cream or half-and-half and bring sauce to a bubble. A few weeks ago I posted this Cauliflower "Mac" and Cheese recipe that swapped out pasta for cauliflower.
Squash Mac n Cheese is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Squash Mac n Cheese is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook squash mac n cheese using 11 ingredients and 22 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Squash Mac n Cheese:
- Get Macaroni noodles (or any type you want)
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup milk
- Make ready mushrooms (optional)
- Get to taste salt and pepper
- Take 3 whole squash
- Make ready mediums onion
- Prepare 4 Tbsp butter
- Take Ritz crackers
- Make ready 1 Tbsp flour
- Prepare parsley
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. There are lots of recipes all over the internet for Butternut Squash Macaroni Cheese (or Butternut Mac and Cheese as my friends over the pond prefer to say), but a lot of them are rather complicated, involve making a roux (which I know sends many otherwise perfectly competent cooks into a bit of a spin), or use far too many pots and pans for my liking! Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Place squash in a large saucepan; add water to cover.
Steps to make Squash Mac n Cheese:
- Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
- Boil water and add macaroni noodles
- Salt the water
- Cook until noodles are tender.
- Once noodles are done remove them from heat and drain.
- While noodles are cooking cut up your vegatables.
- Dice up your onions and mushrooms and slice your squash into 1/4 in thick slices.
- Heat up water and put the squash in. Cook until tender. You'll know it's ready when the center turns green.
- Remove squash from heat and drain
- While squash is cooking saute onions and mushrooms in butter until onions are translucent.
- In a pot heat the milk to very warm add salt and pepper.
- Once milk starts to bubble remove it from heat.
- Add cheese and stir until it melts .
- You can add as much cheese as you want. Im sure I add way more than 1 1/2 cups 😉.
- And flour to sauted onions and mushrooms
- And milk and cheese mixture to onions and mushrooms. Stir until the mixture thickens.
- Add squash to cheese mixture.
- Add macaroni noodles to casserole dish. Pour cheese mixture over noodles. Stir until well mixed.
- Crush up ritz crackers and pour a tablespoon of melted butter over crackers.
- Add some shredded cheese and parsley to crackers and sprinkle it over the mararoni.
- Bake macaroni for 20 minutes.
- ENJOY!
Meanwhile, place yogurt, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg in a blender. Drain squash and transfer to blender; cover and process until pureed. I loved this Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese. I made this for work and everyone loved it and wanted the recipe. What is Vegan Mac and Cheese Made From?
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